Just because the blog went quiet, doesn’t mean the Long Barn has been quiet! Full house over New Year, then closed for two weeks for builders’ remedials. We’ve put our heads together and decided the splendid “Boot Room” although small will be brilliant to serve lots of purposes. It has washing and drying facilities for guests and we’ve put up cupboards to have a central place for lots of other useful things like spare towels, the former ”comforts box” (including a teddy, hot water bottle, hair dryer, etc), top up supplies for hot drinks (to help us do changeovers more quickly), tourist information, and no doubt more besides. Maurice is doing us lovely wooden signs like one at the top of the stairs so you know which way to turn for your bedroom. And risk assessments and training on the new fire panel. Tomorrow the place will be full of guests again …

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